Nepali/Relations

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Mother =Aama = आमा

Father = BaBa =बुबा

Brother (older than you) = da i= दाइ

Sister(older than you) = Didi (dee dee) =दिदी

Brother(younger than you)= bhaa E=भाइ

Sister(younger than you) =Ba-hee-nee = बहिनी

Father's older brother = Thulo buwa (thoo-lo boo-wa) = ठुलो बुबा

Father's sister-in-law (older brother's wife) = Thulo aama (thoo-lo aa-maa) = ठुलो आमा

Father's sister (older or younger) = Fupu (foo-poo) = फुपु

Father's brother-in-law = Fupaju (foo-paa-joo) = फुपाजु

Father's younger brother = Kaka (kaa-kaa) = काका

Father's sister-in-law (younger brother's wife) = Kaki (kaa kee) = काकी

Mother's brother = Mama (maa maa) = मामा

(Variations include older brother = Thulo Mama (thoo-lo maa-maa) or younger brother = sano mama (saa-no maa-maa)

Mother's sister-in-law = Maiju (maai-joo)

(Variations include older brother's wife = Thulo maiju (thoo-lo maai-ju) or younger brother's wife = sano maiju (saa-no mai-joo)

Sister-in-law

If your wife has an older sister, she will be called "Didi (dee dee)"

If your wife has a younger sister, she is your "Sali" (saa-lee) साली

If your husband has an older sister, she will be called "Didi (dee dee)"

If your husband has a younger sister, she will be called "nanda" (none-duh) नन्द

Brother-in-law

If your wife has an older brother, he will be called "Dai" (daa-ee)

If your wife has a younger brother, he will be called "Sala" (saa-laa) साला

If your husband has an older brother, he will be called "Dai" (like older brother)

If your husband has a younger brother, he will be called "Dewar" (day-wur) देवर

Nephew

If you are a man:

If your sister (older or younger) has a son, he is BHANJA (Bhan-jaa) भन्जा

If your brother (younger) has a son, he is considered your son, so he is called "Chora" (cho-raa) छोरा

If your brother (older) has a son, he is your BHATIJ (bha-teej) भतिज

If you are a woman:

If your sister (older or younger) has a son, he is considered your son, so he is called "Chora" (cho-raa) छोरा

If your brother (younger or older) has a son, he is called your Bhada (bha-daa) भदा

Neice

If you are a man:

If your sister (older or younger) has a daughter, she is BHANJEE (Bhan-jee) भान्जी

If your brother (younger or older) has a daughter, she is considered your daughter, so she is called "Chori" (cho-ree) छोरी

If you are a woman:

If your sister (younger or older) has a daughter, she is considered your daughter, so she is called "Chori" (cho-ree) छोरी

If your brother (younger or older) has a daughter, she is called your Bhadai (bha-dai) भादै

I = ma = म

You = ti mi = तिमी

You = ta paE = तपाईं (for respecting, use it most of the times, like usted in spanish, )